Surge in Cross-Application for Integrated CSAT... Multiple Additional Admissions in Seoul National University Humanities Departments

35 out of 37 Students in Seoul National University College of Liberal Studies Are Science Majors

On the morning of the 18th, when the 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test was held, examinees were waiting for the exam at the test site set up at Yeouido High School in Seoul. Photo by Joint Press Corps

With the increase in cross-application in the first college entrance exam integrating humanities and sciences, the number of additional admissions at Seoul National University more than doubled. In the case of the College of Liberal Studies, it is estimated that 35 out of the 37 initially admitted students were science track examinees.

According to Jongno Academy on the 18th, the number of first and second round additional admissions at Seoul National University was 150, about twice as many as last year (74). The number of additional admissions in the humanities field was 56, an increase of 50 from the previous year (6).

Among these, the number of additional admissions in the College of Liberal Studies reached 19. For the College of Liberal Studies, which recruits through an integrated humanities and sciences track, applicants who took science subjects instead of calculus, geometry, or social studies in mathematics were also eligible to apply. In the humanities field, it was also possible to apply without taking a second foreign language or classical Chinese. As a result, 35 out of 37 students are science track examinees, and most of the students who were admitted through additional admissions are also estimated to be science track examinees.

The significant increase in additional admissions in the humanities field at Seoul National University appears to be due to students who were admitted to medical-related departments at other universities in groups A and C giving up admission to Seoul National University. It was widely expected that science track examinees, who tend to score higher in mathematics, would increasingly cross-apply to the humanities field, and this is reflected in the actual results.

At Yonsei University and Korea University, the number of first and second round additional admissions also increased compared to last year. Yonsei University had 538 additional admissions, an increase of 73 from the previous year, and Korea University had 334, an increase of 93 from last year. At both universities, additional admissions occurred as students who were admitted to medical-related departments in groups B and C or who cross-applied to humanities departments at Seoul National University withdrew. In the humanities field at Yonsei University, 114 additional admissions were made in the Department of Business Administration, accounting for 74% of the recruitment quota. At Korea University’s humanities field, the College of Business Administration accounted for 40 additional admissions, representing 38.1% of the recruitment quota.

Lim Seong-ho, CEO of Jongno Academy, explained, "There have been actual cases of admission to top universities through regular cross-application. When the admission cutoff rises in natural science departments due to high math scores and falls in humanities departments due to lower math scores, the admission level for cross-application can increase significantly, and this is being utilized."

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